Ek Ong Kaar (Destiny) - Snatam Kaur

Words by Guru Nanak, the first Guru of the Sikhs

Ek Ong Kaar - The creator is one
The thirty-eight pauri (stanza) of Japji gives you the power to rewrite your own destiny

Jat Paahaaraa dheeraj suniaar
Let self-control be your furnace, and patience your goldsmith

Aharan mat vayd hathi-aar
Let understanding be your anvil, and spiritual wisdom your hammer

Bhau khalaa agan tap taa-o
With the Fear of God as your bellows, fan the flames of the body's inner heat, the Tapa

Bhaandaa bhaa-o amrit tit dhal
In the crucible of love, melt the Nectar of the Name

Gharee-ai shabad sachee taksaal
In your heart the Divine Sound Current is forged

Jin Kau nadar karam tin kaar
Such is the labor of those upon whom God has given the Glance of Grace

Nanak Nadaree Nadar Nihaal
Oh Nanak, God gives this Glance of Grace to those people and they are filled with absolute joy and fulfillment